Sash hanger



E. F. BARBER Dec. 7, 1948.

SASH HANGER Filed A ug. 11, 1947 ,5 ZEE/i wf/lll I w O INVENTOR EUGENE F. BARBER ATTORNEYS 58.51'1..` 1 l l t l l e An object" of the invention residesyinlproviding Patented Dec. 7, i948 My` inventionl relates to sash.hangers and partcularly to hangersywhereby storm sash or screen sash may be hung for Lthepurpose `of storage when notinuse fr. i l c An object of the i in `providing a `hangen into which thersashnmay `be inserted lby holding` the sash; at l an rangleyand in which themsashsbecomes locked in'place when the sash is moved to a `verticalposition.e; 1 w

An object fof the; invention resides providing a hangerwhichcmay beyattached to the joists of thefloorofabuildingn Another object of theinventoniresides in pro? viding a hanger which willtake` both stormsash and screen sash and `which :will ltake` any lsizeyof a hanger` having; a" support` in the `form ofv a' bar provided with `1a: plurality of` supporting members `depending therefrom, eachotthelsame form.` u'

Another object of the invention residesincconl- `structing each"` of saidsfsupporting members with a rest adapted to engage the upper railot alsash. :A` still `further-object of th'ez invention resides in 4providing each of the supporting members with an abutment adapted tolengage the rail ,ofza sash `andrliold thesame in position upontherest ofthe adjoining supporting member. i e f ..11 f l i .e ,d feature of; the inventionresides in providing each. hanger, with a `stop adapted `towlimit the movernentof` the rail orthe sash along-said rest.v

. A11 Object 0f 1 the.: invention 1 resides in causing said stop `and said abutment tolterrninate` at `loealities intermediate thetends of 4Said supporting members and to cause the surfaces `oflsaid `members lying in continuation of said stopV and .abut ment` to recede therefrom. e

novel combination andarrangement ore parts and in the `detailsfof construction hereinafter illustrated and/orfdescribedl."

`Intellexdrawings:` A d Fig. lisaperspectve view" of a portion of a licor of a 'building illustrating my improved `sash hangers applied theretoftogether with a number of sash mounted therein;

. Fig.` Zis an elevational sectional view greater 'sealef and showing` one "the1 applied to thehanger. e

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ventionlresides in providing d. a hangerin whichthe sash maybe easily inserted `or `from which the-sashlmay be easilyremoved.` l i A still further object ofthe inventiom resides Other objects of the invention` reside `the same and attached to .theframellla i H In `comuncuen with the. noorf l Lhave shown a `number ofjscreenl sash j I `5, `ISa, |517;` etc., Iwhich may; beof similar` eenstruction.` `Onlytlre sash I5 `will loefdescribedin` detail.` Said `sash is constructed in the customary manner having a frame .Zellgprovided withlstyles I6 and llconnected together at theirupper ends `by means of a` rail I 8. In :3 addition `saidlf'rame includes `a` lower rail not `shown.` Said partsgmay be joined together' many suitable; manner.` The railyI8 has sides [Bland 2I and an under surface 22"therebetween.I At- ,tachedto the side I9,of.the" frame is asheet ofznettng ormesh l2:1! vsrliicli` has itsedgesconcealed by strips of moldings extending about the styles andrails of H l l 1` `:.The` invention -properrincludes` a number` of hangerslsand 26 which are attached to thejoists I I and I3 fand which` jointly support the sash in a `manner to,be presently described. `These hangers ,being identical in construction only the hanger 23 will lbe `described in detail. l l

e eIjhehangert2iis` construotedfrom sheet metal and consists of a bar 21: oo-extensive with the extent of the hanger.` `'I'he bar `2I forms a support andvis itselfattached to the joist II by means of nails 28de `which `extend through said bar andare driven into the joist I I. The .bar 21 hasdepend- `lingwfroin ita number of supportingmembers 29, 29a, 29b,tetc., which are beset `shown in detail in `F'igs..;2 and 3, ,'I'hesupporting members 29, 29a, `and 123hare `spaced from one lanotheriasillustrated to l provide openings w34, `34a, etc., therebetween and into which therails Iwof the various `sash may be inserted. y Thesesupporting members` are identical in.: `construction and only` the `supporting member 29a will be describedlin detail.

l The supporting member 29a has at its lower end a. rest 3| on which the under surface 22 of ctherail I8 `of sash I5.may rest. "Extending upwardly from. the saidrestfis `a` stop` 32 which has a vertical `surface 33 adapted to .i engage` the vside 1 I #riefen w ,and e Hette inwadfmove- 29 being constructed similarly to the supportingzj ;.r

member 29a, it will readily be seen that the opening 34 is formed partly by the surfaces 3'3` and* 'I5` 35 of the supporting member 29aand partly the surfaces 38 and 39 of the supporting member 29. By means of the arrangement of-the surfaces!Y f' 4 windows or any other type of sash or similar construction.

The advantages of the invention are manifest. The device can be constructed of sheet metal by stamping and at an extremely economical cost. There are no moving parts to get out of order and the device is extremely positive and effective to hold the sash in position. The sash can be easily .andquicklysapplied toI and removed from the lfhangeri II'hehanger will support any of the dif ferent types of sash now in general use. When `ithe sash are removed there is no structure entering the space of the room in which the sash are 33, 35, 38 and 39, an enlargement 36 is formeduv in the opening 34 at the upper end of the same, v`

and also an enlargement 4I at the lower end thereof. u The said surfaces are so -constructed that, s reces's 42 is alsfrmedin the surface 3,9 which serves a purpose to be presently described. By means ofthe construction utilized the opening 34: is formed with two sections `43 and? 44."l 'The section 43 runs vertically between thefsurfaces31 and 33 and the' section 36` extends obliquely between the surfaces 35and'39. Y i

In order to increase the area of the varoussurfaces of the supporting members 25; 29d and'lZS-b, etcL. vaiiange is struck out of the material from which the hanger isgformed and which angefextends completely around the said supDOrtin'g members and: also about the openings "34; etc.'` This construction alsogreatly' stiifensftheentire'hanger and increases the weight-'oftheload'wnien may becarredthereby. The methodv ofusing thev invention is as follows: "The screen sash or storm sash Yas theca-se may be, is rst 'held in inclined position and then inserted into the; section 44 of lthefopening 34, the s ash beingvfirst applied to the open'ing34 'at the eth1arge'mentfill therein.' When the'sas'h is 'so arranged the rail lI8l clears the rest 3l; The sash is then slided along said section of' thefopeni'n'g 'until it becomes received in the enlargement 3B vat the opposite `end of the same. The parts then become arranged as indicated in connectionwith the sash l5, in Fig. 2. It will be noted that "in this position the under surface 2.2 of the railfl is above the rest 3- 1' and molding 24 is'in'rece'ss 42. The sash may now be swung from an inclined position to a -vertical'position and after'v reaching such position the sash `may be lowered nntiifthe surface 22 engages the rest 3l. The parts then become arranged relative to one another as indicated in connect-ion "with the sash 15a' as shown in Fig. `2. When so disposed the surface v22`ffei'i. gagesthe restl 3l while 'the surfaceilt of an abutment-31` engages V'the upper portion of the -si'de 13 Yof rail I8. At the same time the -surface'3'3mof t-hel stop 32 lies parallel to the side 2I-fof"the rail i8. This surface limits the movement oftherail F8 inwardly along the rest 3f! and prevents ythe said restfrom engaging `the screen orthe glass ofthe sash. 'The-sash then become securely supportedfby the hanger and cannot "oe displaced without theswinging of the same to the angle shown' `in "conunction `with the sash 1'51'I Upon removal 'of the sashl the reversefprocedure is adopted. Y

I have referred to the 'structure `carried bythe -hanger in this specification 'and claims asfasas'h.

It will ,be readilyy cdmprehended that the term, so used embraces storm sash, screen sash, screen `supported which will interfere with walking beneath the, hangers.

Changes in the specific form of my invention,

as herein described, may be made within the scope'of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire 'to-protect by Letters Patentis: '1 .f/A"sash^ hanger comprising a support; a pluralityof supporting members depending therefrom and each similar in form, said supporting members being spaced from` one. anotherlto provide' openings therebetween'for the reception of rails of-fsashes, said? membershaving` at the lower ends of? the same rests for engagement with. the undersurfaces. of' the rails of the sashes, stops formed' on -saidj members and extending upwardly `from said' restsland on the same sidesf thereof as said rests, said rstops extending for .a` portion of the'rheightl of "the membersV and adapted `to engage-fthe rails Yat the lower` portions thereof'` to limit movement of the sashesal'ong' said rests in-one direction; l"the surfaces oft said lmembers above 'said stopsV on`the 'same side as said stops receding awayfrom the surfaces of .said stops, abutments formed on said members on the oplposite .sidesithereof' and extending below 'said supportfor a portion off'thelength of said .supporting member; said abutments, b'eingv adapted toengage the rails ofthe sashes on the opposite sides from -thoseeng'aiged bythe stops 'and limiting movementA *oftheV rails along 'said' restsv in the opposite'direction; the-surfaces ofsaid members on the samefside as said' abutments, receding from .said abutments, said receding surfaces 'forming enlargements of said -openings at the lower ends thereof to `allow sashes t'o be 4inserted' angularly intoA said openings to'clear said rests, said stops 4andabutments`-V holding said sashes in position upon said rests when the Asashes hang vertically. v 'l ',2. hanger comprising a support,` a supporting member depending therefrom/a second supporting member depending from said support and spaced from 'sa-idrstfnamed supporting membelrfto forman opening therebetween for the reception of a rail of a sash'ya rest extending from the lower end of said first `named supporting .memberand into said opening'and adapted to erregathe under Sulfate rif, the Tail 0I .the sash, an vabutment on the second namedsupportin'g member at the upper end of thesameand adapted to engage the sash to hold the same applied to ysaid rest, a' stop ony saidfrst namedsupporting memberfadapted to engagev the lower portion Vof the rail of the sash adjacent said rest and to limit movement of saidjsash along saidrest in Vone direction, `said first-namedsupporting member abolve said Sioprecedinsffrom' said stop. the rail engaging surfaces of said stop and abutment being substantially vertical., Lthe .distance between said surfaces being greater than .thethiekness of the rail of the sash and greater than" the dis- 5 tance between the end of the rest and the line of said abutment.

3. A sash hanger comprisinga support, a supporting member depending therefrom, a second supporting member depending from said support and spaced from said iirst named supporting member to form an opening therebetween for the reception of a rail of a sash, a rest extending from the lower end of said rst named supporting member and into said opening and adapted to engage the under surface of the rail of the sash, an abutment on the second named supporting member at the upper end of the same and adapted to engage the sash to hold the same applied to said rest, a stop on said first named supporting member adapted to engage the rail oi the sash adjacent said rest and to limit movement of said sash along said rest in one direction, the rail engaging surfaces of said stop and abutment being substantially vertical, the distance between said surfaces being greater than the thickness of the rail of the sash and greater than the distance between the end of the rest and the line of said abutment, the upper portion of said first named supporting member having a surface lying in continuation of the rail engaging surface of said stop, and above the same receding from the rail engaging surface of 4said stop and the lower portion of said second supporting member having a surface lying in continuation of the engaging surface of said abutment below the same and receding from the engaging surface of saidabutment to form at the ends of said opening enlargements accommodating angular insertion of the sash into said opening to clear the rest.

4. A sash hanger comprising a support, sup-` said rest to form an opening therebetween for the reception of said rail of the sash when the sash is arranged in a vertical position, the lower end of said abutment means receding in a direction away from said rest and the upper portion of said supporting means receding away from the upper part of said stop and in the opposite direction to accommodate insertion of the sash angularly into the space between said supporting means and abutment means for the purpose of clearing said rest.

5. A sash hanger comprising a support, supporting means depending therefrom, said supporting means including a rest extending generally in a, horizontal direction and adapted to engage the under surface of a rail of a sash, said supporting means further including a stop having a surface disposed above said rest and spaced from the end thereof, said stop surface being adapted to engage the lower portion of said rail on one side thereof and limit movement of the sash in one direction along said rest, said supporting means above said stop receding away from said stop, abutment means depending from said support and horizontally spaced from said stop a distance to receive said rail therebetween 1;. when the sash is arranged in vertical position,

said abutment means having a surface adapted to engage the rail of the sash on the opposite side of the same and limit movement of the sash in the opposite direction, the distance between the end of said rest and a vertical plane containing the portion of said surface of said abutment means nearest said supporting means being less than the thickness of said rail of the sash to hold the sash in place upon said rest when the sash is arranged in vertical position.

` EUGENE F. BARBER.

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